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Two women dressed in bright colors and sunglasses smiling and posing in front of a mural

September 22, 2020

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Meet a Maker Monday: AVL Today

"Remember that when people say you’re weird, it’s always a compliment – even if they don’t mean it that way."

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gif of textile screen up-close. Little trails of black fluid move through tubes that are woven into a textile to create a screen.

Soft Monitor

September 12, 2020

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WATCH: Ask the Researcher with Victoria Manganiello and Julian Goldman

We spoke with the collaborators of Soft Monitor, who received the 2020 Materials-Based Research Grant.

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2020 Curatorial Fellow Kayleigh Perkov smiling on a Zoom chat sitting in an office, wearing a pink blouse on "Ask the Curator" by Center for Craft

September 2, 2020

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WATCH: Ask the Curator with Kayleigh Perkov

This conversation allowed for a deeper investigation of the exhibition's themes and history as intended by 2020 Curatorial Fellow Kayleigh Perkov, supplemented by the additional perspectives of guests Elissa Auther (MAD), Bobbye Tigerman (LACMA), and Lisa Nakamura (U-M LSA).

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Most Recent PRESS RELEASES

September 27, 2023

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Krafthouse 2023 Opens September 28

An immersive “post-event Appalachia” will soon welcome explorers at the Center for Craft

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June 28, 2023

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Exploring Community Vitality Through Craft

Center for Craft and the University of North Carolina Asheville launch new regional grant program to consider craft’s role in healthy communities.

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June 6, 2023

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Krafthouse 2023: Forest of the New Trees

Center for Craft’s immersive art installation asks: What will Appalachia be in a post-major event future?

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Archive

An opening reception on February 17 brings the fellows together for the first time

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Since 2005, the Center for Craft has supported 223 projects in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia by distributing over $1,800,000 through the Craft Research Fund grant program.

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ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville

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May 30, 2023

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January 29, 2019

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